I lived in Pelican, Alaska when I was a kid, and my earliest memories included fishing boats and seaplanes and life on a pier. After moving to western Kentucky I spent a lot of time sailing and canoeing Kentucky Lake. I've always loved boats, ships and vessel forms as a result of those formative experiences. After visiting Barbados a number of times I made the ViolinShip which opens up so that one can store four flasks of Rum.